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Bydgoszcz County

Bydgoszcz County
Powiat bydgoski
County
Flag of Bydgoszcz County
Flag
Coat of arms of Bydgoszcz County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Coordinates (Bydgoszcz): 53°7′N 18°0′E / 53.117°N 18.000°E / 53.117; 18.000Coordinates: 53°7′N 18°0′E / 53.117°N 18.000°E / 53.117; 18.000
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Seat Bydgoszcz
Gminas
Area
 • Total 1,394.8 km2 (538.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)
 • Total 102,470
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Urban 25,844
 • Rural 69,929
Car plates CBY
Website http://powiat.bydgoski.pl

Bydgoszcz County (Polish: powiat bydgoski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bydgoszcz, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The only towns in Bydgoszcz County are Solec Kujawski, which lies 17 km (11 mi) east of Bydgoszcz, and Koronowo, 23 km (14 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.

The county covers an area of 1,394.8 square kilometres (538.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 95,773, out of which the population of Solec Kujawski is 15,060, that of Koronowo is 10,784, and the rural population is 69,929.

Voters elect a unicameral Bydgoszcz County Council (Polish: Rada Powiatu Bydgoskiego) consisting of a 21-members. The Council is elected under proportional representation in free elections for a 4-year term.. Executive body is county executive board (zarząd powiatu) consists of five members elected by the Council. The Board is headed by the starosta (Starosta Bydgoski).

Members of the Council are elected from five districts, serve four-year terms. Districts does not have the constituencies formal names. Instead, each constituency has a number and territorial description.

Apart from the city of Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz County is also bordered by Tuchola County to the north, Świecie County and Chełmno County to the north-east, Toruń County to the east, Inowrocław County to the south, Żnin County to the south-west, Nakło County to the west, and Sępólno County to the north-west.


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